[USA] Widgets for digits : Interoperability and policy issues still hamper HSPD-12 deployments of fingerprint technology / GCN, 19 March 2007
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David Essex
"Electronic fingerprint verification is emerging as the biometric technology of choice for federal identification badges. And as deadlines loom for agencies to deploy interoperable smart cards that must communicate with back-end computer systems - as mandated by Homeland Security Presidential Directive 12 - technology and standards surrounding electronic fingerprint verification have taken center stage. Fingerprints are a good fit for HSPD-12. Fingerprinting has a proven track record with its use by law enforcement, and the technology can easily be deployed and managed on personal-identity verification cards, advocates say. Yet some experts are skeptical of fingerprints as the most reliable biometric, noting that prints are susceptible to damage. They advocate a multiple-biometric approach that includes technology such as facial recognition to assure a person’s identity."